New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-20
BETTING AT COMFY ISLAND.
TESTIMONY GIVEN IN BROOKLYN.

JOHN Y. MKANE AND DlsTMCf-ATrOHHEf hip'-
WAY ON THE STAND.
The intimation that the Assembly Investigating oom
mttee intended look into the Concy Island gamphg
question yesterday brought unusually large crowd 10
the Brooklyn Common Council Chamber to witness the
proceedings which OF somewhat more lively CHAR
actcr than those OF the preceding days
James f. Kelley, OF Kelley Il Bliss, the booksellers
was the first witness He explained to Mr.. Goodrich.
who conducted the examination the various methods Oh
betting tracks In the course OF his testimony no
said that during 1888 1884 he paid the coney Island
Jockey Club $1,000 day for the privilege OF sehhs
pools on the Coney Island track. Iie had paid
as high as $500 day for this privilege
Last year. said there sixty pool selling BOOTHS OH
the track day he had taken In $4,000 ana DUR
ing OF 1885 and 1885, when there was DOCK
making ONLY and when there were fortynvo booths be-
sides his he took IN upward OF 100000 day. The VIII
ness declared paid money for protection other
than TO the Coney Island Jockey Club. The police lie
said, must the gambling
John Y McKane supervisor OF the town OF Gravesend,
testified that he had lived In over forty years.
and that he IL q regular Pooh Bah of that township
being the president the local health board town board
police board board and board OF town officers and
also Of the men who controlled me Democratic vote
Of the place In fact ne di no, amo" any h, man
The witness explained how special policemen were
OF the police force he said was made at the re-
quest o the railroads and other corporations AMI the
that he had nut no about $50 900 worth of buildings
the Coney Island Jockey Club but had never done any
work this company when the racing was going on
He gave list per whom he had arrested for pool
selling but could not state whether or not one OF the
prisoners who mentioned had btcn indicted The
prisoner had been arragned before Justice Warning. and
Mr. McKanc considered then that his connection with the
ceased Further the witness stated that he did not
arrest over two or three persons on the brighton track
last year for gambng These we're sent to the District
bad been rrcsted for buying ticket but he
did bot recoect that special policeman one james
e Track n Dee" arrested '0' running 'A'0 game
Whatever knowledge had about gambling" added
Mr. McKane. CLEANED from the newspapers. con
slider gambling "a crime. consider IL NV duty To stop
crime when complaint Is made don't deem II my
He said that he did about $1,000 worth Of work for the
Brighton Beach track and $4,000 worth for The Brook
co@pc,ins "I lid. there cue was no disinciion
coney Island lie did not believe gambling could be
stopped Concy Island with the present police force
the witness stand lie said that be heard OF
bling at Coney Island from the newspapers In 1851
That poosellng openly and continuously carried on
inferred the pal and from evidence before the
Grand Jury but he had never been on track since he
At the request OF Judge the Indicator used in
French pools put in evidence and Mr. itdgway told
how the farce OF membership In the races Wa worked
last year through H. statement introduced 10y the
witness showing the disposition OF gambling cases from
which he read these extracts:
The obtained by psdecessor from June 10.
1884 TO January 1883 numbered o. OF The % ~ wf. ds
Since number Of indictments FROM January J.
and s,@ssrs~7 in slL There were convicted policy
dealers bOoknakcrs aud gamblers all indicted Tbs
leaves policy 10 Hers and gambler uncOnvi,tod
In explaining why energy mad not been displayed
I'm pushing tho eases against Kelly aud other indicted
gamblers. Mr.. Rdgway spoke OF lot OF cranks ana
petyfoggers who regularly presented charges against
him 10 the Governor before each election and said TIL,
had caused him To act N the manner he had
DIDN'T you think majority 81 the people OF this county
are IN favor Of the laws gambling
az they eIist A-No You made that last fall.
You said gambling 20. upon that platform and
Was vindcAted by Tic people by $4,000 majority.
lie et.d W aupl1u-p which Chair.
man Bacon promptly checked. The witness further
stated the whole crusade against gambling, except
50 far az ministers that Mr. Consock got together
were concerned "a scheme To backmal the racing
socons Mr. Par-on, asked him n lac thought Will of
the majority Of importance than the enforce
ment OF the land TO this Mr. Rdgway replied
That according the creed Of the Democratic party the
Will OF the party the law OF the land
The committee adjourned at $50 p until tomorrow
forenoon.